Jack Esplen Oval
Australian rules football venue in Brisbane, Queensland
Jack Esplen Oval is an Australian rules football venue located in the Brisbane suburb of Hawthorne. It is the home ground of the Morningside Australian Football Club in the Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL).
The ground is located in (and is sometimes also referred to as) Hawthorne Park. The venue's clubhouse building includes a restaurant called the "Fifth Qtr Bistro". It currently has limited spectator facilities and no grandstands.
History
It is unknown when the ground opened, however the Morningside Australian Football Club have played at the ground since the clubs was formed in 1950.
Morningside joined the North East Australian Football League (NEAFL) for the league's inaugural season in 2011. The first NEAFL match at Jack Esplen Oval was held on 3 April 2011, with Morningside defeating Brisbane by seven points. Two NEAFL elimination finals – one in 2011 and the other in 2013 – were played at the venue. Morningside left the NEAFL at the end of the 2013 season, although one match between Redland and Greater Western Sydney was played at the venue in 2019 as a double-header to a QAFL match featuring Morningside and Mount Gravatt.
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